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It is the other way around, the article is wrong. From at least 1726: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Works_of_the_Rev._Jonathan_Swift/Volume_17/It_Cannot_

• simonsarris 4y ago
  and definitely considered a common saying in an several 1800s books according to Google ngram. eg: > "Misfortunes never come alone," is an old and trite saying, and "when it rains it pours" is another phrase like unto it https://www.google.com/search?q=%22when%20it%20rains%20it%20pours%22&tbm=bks&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:1800,cd_max:1891&lr=lang_en https://www.google.com/search?q=%22when%20it%20rains%20it%20...
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